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Author: wjk
Date: 2003-04-25 00:07
Hi---I know where y'all are from.
I know what y'all are dreaming.
Can y'all answer an Olegature question please? (in the experience of Bb readers, does the Olegature scratch/damage the mouthpiece? Which side of the ligature is supposed to contact the reed?)
Thanks!
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Author: john gibson
Date: 2003-04-25 01:23
WJK.....
I have an olegature. It's a great piece of equipment. Doesn't scratch the MPC at all.....it's an inverted lig, so the screws go on top of the MPC and the mesh holds the reed. Don't over-tighten. It holds well with minimal pressure.....kind of like string ligs....Good Luck with it and enjoy
John
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Author: Karel
Date: 2003-04-25 03:40
I have seen pictures of the Olegature both with the mesh AND with the bars holding the reed. A friend has one of these, and personally I preferred the sound with the bars on the reed.
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Author: beejay
Date: 2003-04-25 09:01
In my experience, it does scratch the mouthpiece if the bars are on top. I solved this by glueing two small strips of chamois leather underneath the bars, which appears to have no effect on the sound and makes it easy to slide the ligature on and off. It is quite big in diameter and I'm able to use mine on my basset horn. I like it. It is very free blowing.
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Author: jez
Date: 2003-04-25 13:47
I've used an olegature with the screws opposite the reed and found that it did scratch the mp considerably. I was going to throw it away, but will try beejay's leather idea as I like the look of the lig.
jez
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Author: Bob A
Date: 2003-04-25 21:14
Sue it's "pretty" jez, but does it improve/mold/modify your sound?
Bob A
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Author: David
Date: 2003-04-26 21:27
I think it makes the sound a little brighter and more direct. But then I paid for them, and would say that, wouldn't I? Nothing is more powerful than the Placebo Effect.
Inflicts no scratches on the moutpiece. But even if it did, they're not going to be anywhere important.
The instructions that came with it mention loosening / tightening the upper / lower screws to modify the tone (lighter or darker). Doesn't seem to make a blind bit of difference if y'ask me.
My only complaint is that you can't whip off the mouthpiece easily, because although it holds the reed rock steady, it is quite skiddy in rotational terms, and you tend to end up with an handful of assorted loose bits of mpc, lig, reed.
I got a couple out of a bargain bin for next to nothing. They seem a tad discontinued.
They seem not to be popular in the UK, and appear to be played by me and er... that's it. Maybe they don't suit Brits because they look pimper than a red velour-lined stretch Caddy and you have to really butcher your reed caps to fit.
David
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Author: Bob A
Date: 2003-04-27 14:06
David said, in part :
"they look pimper than a red velour-lined stretch Caddy."
What? In the UK? Never saw one. Must have been north of the Transport Cafe in Newcastle!.
Bob A
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Author: Sylvain
Date: 2003-04-27 15:15
I use one.
Put it in inverted.
The sound is quite good with it, projects well and give me good flexibility to switch between registers. I don't know if it justifies its price.
If I was an every day pro orchestra player I would be concerned that the thing would fly off during a rapid clarinet change but I don't think I'll ever have to worry about it
-S
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Sylvain Bouix <sbouix@gmail.com>
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Author: David
Date: 2003-04-27 18:43
...it was just South of Oxford Street (Chappell's)
If you want them, unpack the white stilettoes and head out to Essex.
Looks a good price, mine were marked down from 50 quid a throw (!!!). Bloody fancy London ways. Oop North, you could go out to dinner and a show for that. And get a taxi home and still have enough change to buy a car and a pair of Eatons. And a house. With an inside netty.
http://www.bill-lewington.com/oleg.htm
Mmm...Shiny things... Would set off the metal Link Tenor mp a treat.
David
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